Historical Documentation

History reports of the NPS

Sandy Hook and Fort Hancock have already inspired a great deal of scholarly work by National Park Service historians. These reports tend to be large; to upload them, we have divided them into parts. Here you will also find more recent reports concerning transportation and previous efforts to make Fort Hancock ready for adaptive reuse. Unless otherwise stated, reports are authored by someone who works for the National Park Service, either as an employee or contractor. Some buildings, including the Life-Saving Station at Spermaceti Cove, are NOT a part of this lease effort but can add to a fuller understanding of the park.

• Fort Hancock and Sandy Hook Proving Grounds National Historic Land mark nomination form (1984 version) and photos
  1. Fort Hancock and Sandy Hook Ground National Historic  Landmark nomination from (1984 version)1979_1010_-
  2. Fort_Hancock_Historic_District_Photos

• Historic Resources Study 1895-1948 by Edwin C. Bearrs (1981)
  • Part 1, Part 2 ,Part 3 ,Part 4 ,Park 5 ,Part 6 ,Part 7
• Historic Resource Study 1948-1974  by Edwin C. Bearrs(1982)
• Historic Resource Study of the Sandy Hook Proving Ground 1874- 1919 by Edwin C. Bearrs (1983):
  • Part 1 ,Part 2
• Cultural Landscape Report by Lisa Nowak and H. Eliot Fowles (2006):
  • Part 1 ,Part 2 ,Part 3 ,Part 4
• Historic Structures Report for Building 25( former enlisted soldiers’ barracks) by Naomi Kroll and Sharon K. Ofenstein (2002):
  • Part 1 ,Part 2, Part 3
• Spermaceti Cove Life-Saving Station Historic Structures Report by James J.LeeIII (2008):
  • Part 1 ,Part 2 ,Part 3 ,Part 4
• Gateway NRA Administrative History by Felice Ciccione (2014): Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7 FIND
• Historic Stuctures Report for Building 114 by James J. Lee III (2006)
• Sandy Hook Light Historic Landmark Nomination From (1966)

Reports by NPS and others

• Fort Hancock Rehabilitation Specifications (1999):
  • Part 1 ,Part 2
• History of New York Philadelphia Coast Artillery by the U.S Army
• Volpe Center Sandy Hook Alternative Access Concept Plan and Vehicle Replacement Study (US Department of Transportation)
• Volpe Center Traveler Information System Study ( US Department of Transportation)
• Environmental Assessment (EA): Adaptive Reuse of Fort Hancock and Sandy Hook Proving Ground National Historic Landmark (2003);
  • Part 1 ,Part 2 ,Part 3
• Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) regarding adaptive reuse of Fort Hancock and Sandy Hook Proving Ground National Historic Landmark
• Final disposition map of Fort Hancock by the U.S Army (1978)
• 1944 Army Fort Hancock map
• 1935 Army maps of Forts Hancock, Wadsworth, Tilden and Totten (all now within Gateway National Recreation Area)
• Fort current maps of Gateway, Sandy Hook Unit and Fort Hancock Historic Post.
  • map